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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7322339 | Apparent torque reserve at idle for direct injected engines A fuel injection system for a direct fuel injection (DFI) engine is provided. The system includes: injection mode module selects a fuel injection mode to be one of a single injection mode and a dual injection mode during DFI engine idle operation based on a torque r... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7267087 | Variable compression ratio scheduling at idle speed conditions A method for selecting compression ratio of a variable compression ratio internal combustion engine when such engine is operating under an idle condition is disclosed. The compression ratio is selected to avoid engine knock, an undesirable phenomenon which is more l... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7255088 | Engine control system for construction machine An engine control system includes pressure sensors (73, 74), position sensors (75, 76), pressure sensors (77, 78), a target revolution speed modification value computing unit (90), and a modification value adder (70r). A tar... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7251557 | Method for auto-ignition operation and computer readable storage device for use with an internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine that can be operated in compression ignition mode, comprising a fuel injector (2) for each cylinder; a fuel injection control unit (4) for controlling fuel injection quantity and a piston (5) in each cylinder whose ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7222604 | Method and device for controlling a drive unit A method and a device for controlling a drive unit which allow an improved transition between idle regulation and drive unit propulsion are provided. A setpoint value for an output variable of the drive unit is predefined, it being possible to modify the setpoint va... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7204230 | Vehicle and method for controlling an engine A vehicle and method for controlling an engine in a vehicle are provided. A temperature of a lubricating fluid in the engine is determined, as are first and second engine speed limits. Operation of the engine at the first engine speed limit is limited to a predeterm... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7201123 | Method and device for operating an internal combustion engine of a vehicle A method and a device for operating an engine of a vehicle, which allow a power demand of a steering device supported by the engine To be dynamically compensated for. In this context, a derivative-action signal for adjusting an output variable to be output by the en... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7165532 | Engine speed control with high speed override mechanism A secondary engine speed control mechanism for small internal combustion engines, including an operator control which is manually operable to override an engine running speed which is set by the engine's primary speed control mechanism and governed by the governor. ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7159554 | Method and device for managing the vehicle warm-up phase in a cold start situation by controlling a hydraulic retarder This invention relates to a method for managing the vehicle warm-up phase in a cold start situation. The vehicle is equipped with a hydraulic retarder upstream of the set of gears of the transmission that dissipates heat in the engine coolant. Said method is based o... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7152580 | Engine speed control with high speed override mechanism A secondary engine speed control mechanism for small internal combustion engines, including an operator control which is manually operable to override an engine running speed which is set by the engine's primary speed control mechanism and governed by the governor. ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7098779 | Method of providing notification of an air intake restriction Notification of an air intake restriction is provided for an internal combustion engine (101). Readings from one or more air pressure sensors (117, 119) utilized with an internal combustion engine (101) are processed to determine whether an air ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7089913 | Compression ignition internal combustion engine A control apparatus operates a compression ignition internal combustion engine by switching between spark ignition combustion using an ignition device and compression ignition combustion which self-ignites a mixture by piston compression. Variable valve mechanisms v... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7073488 | Cylinder cutout strategy for engine stability A method for controlling operation of an engine having a plurality of cylinders. The method includes monitoring a parameter associated with engine operation, determining a range of fluctuation of the parameter from a desired parameter value, and selectively disablin... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7073484 | Internal combustion engine control apparatus An engine control apparatus includes: an operation state determining unit determining whether the engine is in the running or the idle-state from a various sensor's signal; an engine revolution speed detecting unit detecting the revolution speed of the engine from a... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7064994 | Dynamic memory throttling for power and thermal limitations In one embodiment, a memory controller is coupled to a memory subsystem and controls accesses to the memory subsystem. In addition, a temperature sensor is positioned to detect a temperature associated with the memory subsystem. In this embodiment, the memory contro... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7064525 | Method for improved battery state of charge A method for improving vehicle battery state-of-charge (SOC) for initial vehicle customer delivery is disclosed. The method is focused on vehicle assembly plant practices and ensuring that battery discharge is minimized or eliminated during the vehicle assembly proc... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7058502 | Torque speed control authority for an engine having an all-speed governor A motor vehicle (20) has a diesel engine (22) and one or more sources (30, 36) providing data relevant to operations of the vehicle that are external to the engine but potentially influential on fueling of the engine. An engine control system ( | 06/06/2006 |
| 7036484 | Idle speed control using alternator An engine system includes an engine, an alternator, a load, and a controller that communicates with the engine, the alternator, and the load. The controller signals the engine to drive the alternator when the engine idles. When a load increase on the engine is detec... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7025033 | Method and arrangement for controlling a drive unit including an internal combustion engine The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for controlling a drive unit (1) including an internal combustion engine (5). The method and arrangement function to provide a switchoff of the engine (5) with less vibration. In the internal ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7021281 | Engine idle control system An internal combustion engine idle speed control system includes a first valve control mechanism that adjusts a first operating parameter of a first cylinder valve. A control module determines an idle speed error and generates a first control signal to the first val... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7013868 | Accelerator signal offset system A disclosed accelerator pedal offset system includes a first connector that can be coupled to an accelerator pedal of a motor vehicle and a second connector that can be coupled, in place of the accelerator pedal, to an engine control module of the vehicle. The secon... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7013211 | Variable valve control apparatus for internal combustion engine and method thereof A requested volume flow ratio calculated based on a requested torque, an amount of two times a spit-back gas amount at the valve overlap time calculated based on a requested residual gas rate, and a spit-back gas amount of the time when an intake valve is closed are... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6997161 | Control apparatus and control method for internal combustion engine A control apparatus for controlling an internal combustion engine includes a flow rate sensor that detects an intake air flow rate that represents a flow rate of air admitted into a combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine, a pressure sensor that detects... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6990953 | Idle rotation control of an internal combustion engine A controller 21 controls an intake air flow rate via an electronic throttle 14 based on a feedback correction amount set so that a rotation speed (NE) of an internal combustion engine (11) during idle running gradually approaches a target value ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6951093 | Transmission shaft rotation sensor switch A system for use with a vehicle such as a tractor having an output device such as a mower deck or snow thrower comprising a sensor positioned to detect the rotational direction of a shaft such as an output axle. The operational status of the output device can be cha... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6935307 | Diesel engine A diesel engine capable of favorably preventing the generation of white smoke even when an engine load is shifted from a high load side to a low load side. For this purpose, a diesel engine (1) includes fuel injection timing control means (42) for cont... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6920387 | Method and apparatus for parasitic load compensation A control system for determining the net power output of an engine associated with a work machine or other vehicle wherein parasitic loads encountered during engine operation are taken into account, the control system including an electronic controller coupled to th... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6910460 | Engine air-fuel ration control method with venturi type fuel supply device and fuel control appliance including the method An object of the present invention is to maintain stable air-fuel ratio on a venturi type fuel supply device, irrespective of the external load such as air-conditioner and electrical load, and to provide stable engine speed on idling state. A venturi type fue... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6877481 | Multi-cylinder stationary internal combustion engine Multi-cylinder stationary internal combustion engine (1)—in particular a gas otto engine—with at least one throttle valve (13) and with at least one compressor (15)—in particular turbo-supercharger—for driving at least one generator (... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6865883 | System and method for regenerating exhaust system filtering and catalyst components A system and method for regenerating particulate filters, catalyzed soot filters and NOx catalysts for a vehicle having a compression ignition engine. An engine control module controls engine operation and regeneration functions. The engine preferably includes an in... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6857987 | Transmission load modeling for engine idle speed control An idle speed compensation system for a vehicle includes an idle speed control system that varies airflow to an engine at idle and a transmission driven by the engine. A controller communicates with the idle speed control system, the engine, and the transmission. Th... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6854523 | Working vehicle In a motor grader, controls for running the vehicle at a constant speed are provided when a work for improving a land surface with a blade is started by running a working vehicle at a low speed from the low idling start. With this operation, it is possible to perfor... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6845751 | Method and apparatus for controlling idle speed of an engine In the invention an apparatus and method direct an engine speed to converge to a target idle speed by detecting a current engine speed, calculating a dynamic reference speed based on the current engine speed, calculating a target idle speed actuator (ISA) opening ba... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6742498 | Apparatus and method for controlling internal combustion engine An apparatus for controlling an internal combustion engine calculates a target indicated torque and determines operating degree for engine control actuators such as an air system, a fuel system and an ignition system. The target indicated torque for an idling condit... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6676561 | Torque transfer system for a motor vehicle A torque transfer system of a motor vehicle has a clutch, a transmission, a control device, and a traction load detecting device. The traction load is the variable resistance that a vehicle has to overcome to start or to keep moving, e.g., going uphill or... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6675088 | Vehicle idling stop control apparatus As a vehicle runs, current load q(t) is calculated every given time. The current load q(t) can be calculated by multiplying the amount of air taken into an engine of the vehicle by the engine speed. Added-up load Q(t) can be found by adding up the current... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6557524 | Negative pressure control apparatus and method of internal combustion engine An apparatus and method control a negative pressure in an internal combustion engine equipped with a brake booster that uses a negative pressure produced on a downstream side of a throttle valve provided in an intake passage of the engine, as a power sour... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6513490 | Unthrottled intake air control with partial delay for requested engine response performance A system and method for unthrottled intake air control for an internal combustion engine. The engine has at least one combustion chamber provided with electromagnetic intake means. The opening and closing times of the intake means are adjustable entirely ... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6513489 | Idle speed control device for internal combustion engine and method of controlling idle speed An idle speed control device for an internal combustion engine controls an idle speed of the internal combustion engine by at least one of an amount of intake air and an ignition timing during application of an external load. The control device calculates... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6510838 | Anti-rollback system for automatic transmission and method thereof An anti-rollback system for an automatic transmission includes an output gear connected to an output shaft of the automatic transmission, and a magnetic sensor for detecting output rpm of the output gear. The magnetic sensor is electrically connected to a... | 01/28/2003 |
